Adjuvant and neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy for primary colorectal cancer

Surgical Oncology

Volumn 7, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 175-181

  Bauer, Todd W ^a   Spitz, Francis R ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjuvant therapy; Chemoradiation; Chemotherapy; Radiation; Rectal cancer

Indexed keywords

FLUOROURACIL; FOLINIC ACID; LEVAMISOLE; SEMUSTINE; VINCRISTINE;

ANUS SPHINCTER; BOLUS INJECTION; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; METASTASIS; PREOPERATIVE RADIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CANCER; RECURRENT CANCER; REVIEW;

EID: 0032300836     PISSN: 09607404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-7404(99)00027-4     Document Type: Article

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